Media structure is the way in which television stations, radio stations, movies, and newspapers are owned and operated. Media structure affects cultures in that this is the way people get their news. Whether its local stories, global crises, or fictional films, these outlets shape the way people think by directly influencing what is thought through controlling what is seen. Media structure in Norway is fairly clear in structure. Their cinemas are run by the states, and they have content guidelines for what types of films are allowed to be shown in theaters (Østbye, 2009). Their national TV broadcaster NRK competes with the Swedish-run Kinnevik Group TV3. The television stations range from local news to documentary to women’s focus television
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The Norwegian culture is known to be a quite influenced by the religious community.
According to the Norwegian subsidized website www.norway.org the community’s religion is generally a Protestant Christian (Evangelical-Lutheran) society. In Norway most of the people are established in the churches of Norway but do not attend the services regularly. The early Norwegian people were strong believers of the Norse Mythology.
The Norwegian people have many beliefs on how to concur problems they encounter in their daily lives. Norse Mythology is a combination of different myths that were told in the Nordic countries such as Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Norse Mythology is also known as the Scandinavian Mythology, which has a general meaning of many collected stories on ancient religion. The Norwegian culture and religion is extremely dependent on the stories in the mythology.. Norse is considered as a religion by its believers and is generally based on many different Gods and Goddesses, however others might call it a simple tradition. This mythology is mostly known as well for the Vikings whom they consider as extremely important characters in the modern day
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Turkey is currently struggling to comply with the standards of the EU, because they are still attempting to mix their religious and cultural standards into their government now associated with the EU. Turkey is becoming more involved in films, and the number of movie viewers are increasing, with increasing numbers of Turkish films being produced and shown. Norway and Turkey have two completely different styles and approaches to media.
In Norway, it seems that the people are all in agreement with their media styles. The laws are fairly relaxed and they enjoy the freedom of expression much more than in Turkey.
In Turkey there is great unrest amongst journalists, publishers, and broadcasters with government over what is acceptable and what isn’t. Yet perhaps this is because in Norway, there is much less unrest among the people in general, so the media structure has nothing to fear in its outlets, thus there is less control. Turkey still has many issues in regard to how their government, religion and culture can all mesh together with the encroaching western ideals and styles, and the media battles that occur highlight
The Norwegian culture is known to be a quite influenced by the religious community.
According to the Norwegian subsidized website www.norway.org the community’s religion is generally a Protestant Christian (Evangelical-Lutheran) society. In Norway most of the people are established in the churches of Norway but do not attend the services regularly. The early Norwegian people were strong believers of the Norse Mythology.
The Norwegian people have many beliefs on how to concur problems they encounter in their daily lives. Norse Mythology is a combination of different myths that were told in the Nordic countries such as Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Norse Mythology is also known as the Scandinavian Mythology, which has a general meaning of many collected stories on ancient religion. The Norwegian culture and religion is extremely dependent on the stories in the mythology.. Norse is considered as a religion by its believers and is generally based on many different Gods and Goddesses, however others might call it a simple tradition. This mythology is mostly known as well for the Vikings whom they consider as extremely important characters in the modern day
Norwegian …show more content…
Turkey is currently struggling to comply with the standards of the EU, because they are still attempting to mix their religious and cultural standards into their government now associated with the EU. Turkey is becoming more involved in films, and the number of movie viewers are increasing, with increasing numbers of Turkish films being produced and shown. Norway and Turkey have two completely different styles and approaches to media.
In Norway, it seems that the people are all in agreement with their media styles. The laws are fairly relaxed and they enjoy the freedom of expression much more than in Turkey.
In Turkey there is great unrest amongst journalists, publishers, and broadcasters with government over what is acceptable and what isn’t. Yet perhaps this is because in Norway, there is much less unrest among the people in general, so the media structure has nothing to fear in its outlets, thus there is less control. Turkey still has many issues in regard to how their government, religion and culture can all mesh together with the encroaching western ideals and styles, and the media battles that occur highlight